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F. 0. CASH. SAFETY GATE FOR CARS.

No. 473,210: Pa'tetedApr. I9, 1892.

NITED STATES FRANCIS C. CASH, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES B. LORD, OF SAME PLACE.

SAFETY-GATE FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,210, dated April 19, 1892.

' Application filed December 23, 1891. Serial No. 415,969. (No model.)

T aZZ whom it may concern: crank-arms 16, to which are attached suitable Be it known that I, FRANCIS C. CASH, a citioperating cords or handles 17, by means of zen of the United States of America, residwhich the conductor may rotate the shaft. ing atLynn, in the county of Essex and State From the extensions a cord or rope or like h 5 of Massachusetts, have invented certain new suitable connection extends down the standand useful Improvements in Safety-Gates for ard, as at 18, to between the drums, termi- Cars, of which the following is a specification. nating in two branches 19, one secured to the My invention is an improvement in safetyunder side of each drum. When the arms gates for cars, and is adapted to provide a are in avertical position, the extensions or le- [0 simple and effective form of gate capable of vers 15 lie in a vertical plane paralled to the being easily and quickly applied to streetstandards. Ifit is desiredto close the spaces carscommonly known as summeroropen between the ends of the seats upon one side cars to prevent passengers from leaving while of the car, the conductor or driver rotates the the cars are in motion or from alighting upon shaft 14:, raising the levers 15, and through the left-hand side next the adjoining track. the connecting-cords causing the drums to ro- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 tate and force the levers downward to a horishows a side elevation of acar with my invenzontal position across the spaces. For holdtion applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a section on ing the arms in their horizontal position I line w m of Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is is a detailed perhave provided a ratchet-wheel 20 upon the 2o spective view of the operating rod or shaft. shaft 1A and a pawl carried by one of the In the drawings, 1 is the body of the car; standards, adapted to engage the ratchet- 2, the seats; 3, the roof, and 4 4: the standwheel and hold the shaft in its rotated posiards, which support the roof. 5 is the frame, tion. A suitable cord 22 is provided leading in which are pivoted the gate-arms which from the pawl 21 back to within reach of the 25 close the spaces between the ends of the seats. conductor or driver, by means of which the This frame is composed of two parts 6 and 6, ratchet-wheel may be released; or, if desirable, suitably connected, as at 7. the cord 22 may be connected with the bell- 8 8 are arms extending out from one side rope, so that the ringing of the bell to stop 6 of the frame, and these are representative the car will open the gates. v 30 of any desirable means for holding the frame I have described my improved gate as to the standard at any suitable distance above formed double with two pivoted arms and atthe floor of the car. v tached toevery alternate standard, the arms Between the parts of the frame at each end extending forward and in rear of said standare pivoted the gate-arms adapted to have ard; but, if desired, a single pivoted arm 8 5 5 vertical swinging movement. These arms may be attached at or near each standard of are composed, preferably, of the sections or the car, as illustrated by the gates, closing the arms proper 10, which are secured to the entrance to the platforms at each end of the drums 11, journaled in the ends of the frame car in Fig. 1. The set of gates upon one side by means of the bands 12. The drums are of the car is separate from and may be oper- 40 provided with springs 13, which tend to keep ated entirely independent of the set upon the the arms forced upwardly normally to a verother side. tical position parallel with and in close prox- In the drawings the gates are shown as imity to the standards,thusleaving the spaces swinging upward to a vertical position; but, between the ends of the seats free for the enif desired, the springs may be so arranged as 5 5 trance and egress of passengers. to force them downwardly instead and the Near the top of the car on each side is jourcords arranged to raise them to their horizonnaled a shaft 14, which carries a number of tal position. short arms or extensions 15, one over each I claim as my inventiongate-arm or pair of arms. The ends of these 1. In combination with a standard at the 5c shafts 14 extend out over the platform at side of the car, an arm under spring-tenr each end of the car and are provided with sion pivoted at or near the standard and nor mally down to close the opening between the seats, means for releasing the arm to allow it to rise to a vertical position under the action of the spring, and means for positively restoring it to a horizontal position, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a post at the side of the car, a pair of arms hinged at or near the post and arranged to swing in opposite directions across the egress from the car, springs for holding the arms in a Vertical position, and a cord extending vertically with two branches connected one to each arm, the said cord having connections within reach of the conductor or driver for forcing the arms to a horizontal position simultaneously, substaniially as described.

3. In combination with the standards at the side of a car, arms pivoted at or near the standards, springs to hold the arms in a vertical position, and means for forcing the arms to a horizontal position, consisting of a shaft jonrnaled near the top of the car, arms carried by the shaft above the pivoted arms, connections between the pivoted arms and the arms on the shafts, means within reach of the conductor or driver for rotating the shaft, and means for holding it in its rotated position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS 0. CASH. Witnesses:

JAMES M. SPEAK, C. II. WnLoiI. 

